Bag



Nov-Q4, 1952 c, v, BRADY 2,616,468

BAG

Filed-NOV- 3, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET l Nov. 4, 1952 c. v. BRADY 2,616,468

BAG

Filed Nov. 3, 1950 2 SHEETS-snuff Patented Nov. 4, 1952 BAG Charles V.Brady; St; Louis, M0,; assignor to B'emis. Bro. Bag,Company, St. L01liS;M-,, a corpora,

tionof Missouri Application November 3, 195.0, Serial No.- 193,852

8 Claims; (01. 0-'-.-1).

1. This invention relates-to-a-ba-g, andmoreparticularly to labeledopen-mesh bags.

Th principalobject of the'invention is the moreeconomical provision oflabeled open mesh bags of a type having'a strip'of label materialperipherally encircling the open-mesh bagbody on the outside thereof andadhesively secured thereto. In general, accordingto the invention,

this object'is attained'by making the bag-of open-- mesh fabric which ischaracterized in having been woven so as to have'a band wherein each ofthe yarns extending lengthwise of the hand is *of substantially lesserweight than the remainderof the yarns of the fabric,- the label striphaving a width corresponding to the width of theband peripherallyencircling the bag body on the out sid thereof over the bandandadhesively secured thereto. apparent and in part pointed outhereinafter;

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations ofelements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which willbe exemplified in the structures. hereinafter described, and the scopeof the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which several of various possibleembodiments of the invention are illustrated,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a composite web from which bags of thisinvention are made;

Fig. 2 is a plan viewof a bag made from the composite web of Fig. 1;

Fig.3 is a view in elevation of a modification;

Fig. i is a view-in elevation'of a'further modification; and,

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation'of'still a'further modification.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings. The label strip is illustrated as peeledaway in each of the above figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a composite web I consisting ofa web 3 of a special open-mesh fabric peculiar to this invention, and apaper label strip 5. The web 3, as illustrated in Fig. 1, is a plainweave open-mesh fabric, i. e., it has a fabric pattern in which eachfiller yarn passes alternately over and under a warp yarn, and each warpyarn passes alternately over and under a filler yarn. However, inaccordance with this invention, the open-mesh fabric web 3 is modifiedover the conventional plain open-mesh weave and has a central warpwiseor longitudinal band, generally designated I, wherein each Warp Otherfeatures'will be inpart weight than all the filler yarns l3.

yarns ll and filler yarns l3 are of the same.

. 2", yarn 9 is of substantially lesser weight-than the other warpyarnsI in those longitudinal sections of the fabric between the band landthe. edge of the fabric, and also of substantially lesser The. warpWeight. Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate thecontrast in weight as between yarnsSon the one hand and yarns H and ld-onthe-other in' showing the lightweight warp yarns 9 as light lines and the heavier weight warp-yarns-Hand filler yarns l3 as heavy lines. The label strip tl, which maybepre-printed or not, has-a width corresponding to the width of band i andis adhesively secured to Web 3 overthebandl throughoutthe length of theweb. It is preferred that awate'r-resistant adhesive be used.

Open-mesh bag material: is customarily woven from paper yarn, usuallywet-strength paper yarn, such yarn being made by spinning narrow ribbonsof paper, such as kraft paper into yarn, the yarn being madewater-resistant by chemical treatment. Carrying this invention intoeifect, it is preferred thatweb 3bewoven of such paper yarn. The lighterweight warp yarns 9 may be made of the same weight-of paper asthe-heavier weight warp yarns -l l and filler yarns- I3, but spun fromnarrower ribbons of such paper than the latter. Or the lighter Weightwarp yarns 9 may be made of a lighter weight'paper than the heavierweight yarns -H and iii-being spun from ribbons ofthe same width as thelatter,

The composite-web?! is'cut on lines indicated at l5fin Fig. lintorectangular bag blanks havlngatwice the width of the bags to beproduced.

Each. blankis folded upon itself. one. central fold ll extendingtransversely of the blank to bring the marginal edges of the blanktogether, and the folded blank is seamed on one side extending from thefold as indicated at [9 in Fig. 2 to form the bag bottom and at a sideopposite the fold as indicated at 2| to form a side seam and completethe formation of the bag. The blanks may initially be folded with thelabel strip on the outside, or may be initially folded with the labelstrip on the inside. In the latter case, the bags are turned afterseaming. It will be seen that in the finished bag, the band i and thelabel strip 5 covering the band encircles the bag girthwise centeredheightwise of the bag, the ends of the label strip being caught in theSide seam 2 l Fig. 3 illustrates a modification which is the same as theFig. 2 bag except that the Fig. 3 bag, designated 20, comprises a bodyof openmesh leno fabric having a band 23 corresponding use of lighterweight warp yarns.

to the band I of Fig. 2 wherein each warp yarn 25 is of substantiallylesser weight than the other warp yarns 21 in the longitudinal sectionsof the fabric between the band 23 and the edges of the fabric and allthe filler yarns 29.

Fig. 4 illustrates a further modification which is the same as the Fig.2 bag except that the Fig. 4 bag, designated 3|, is made of open-meshfabric woven with a plain weave central warpwise band 33 wherein eachwarp yarn 35 is of substantially lesser weight than the remaining warpyarns in the longitudinal sections of the fabric between the band 33 andthe edges of the fabric and the filler yarns, and wherein the fabric iswoven with a leno weave in the longitudinal sections of the fabricbetween the band 33 and the edges of the fabric. 1

Fig. illustrates a further modification which is the same as the Fig. 2bag except that the Fig. 5 bag, designated Al, is made of open-meshfabric woven with a central warpwise leno woven band 43 with plain weavewarpwise sections 45 in the areas on opposite sides of the band. Again,the warp yarns 4! in the band are of lesser weight than the remainingwarp yarns and the filler yarns.

In each of the illustrated forms of the invention, the use of lighterweight warp yarns in the area lying under the label strip 5 results in aconsiderable savin in cost, without any sacrifice of strength, inasmuchas the label strip adds strength to that portion of the fabric whichwould otherwise be relatively weak due to the Also, as to themanufacture of bags which are turned, the bag-turning operation isfacilitated by having lighter weight yarns under the label strip,because this offsets to some extent the stiffening effect of the labelstrip and makes it easier to turn the bag.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of theinvention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in the above constructions withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

I claim:

1. A bag comprising a bag body of open-mesh fabric which ischaracterized in having been woven so as to have a band wherein eachyarn which extends lengthwise of the band is of substantially lesserweight than the remainder of the yarns of the fabric, and a label striphaving 4 a width corresponding to the width of said band peripherallyencircling the bag body on the outside thereof over said band andadhesively secured thereto.

2. A bag comprising a bag body of open-mesh fabric which ischaracterized in having been woven with warp yarns and filler yarns andwith a band extendin in warpwise direction wherein each warp yarn is ofsubstantially lesser weight than the remainder of the warp yarns and allthe filler yarns of the fabric, and a label strip having a widthcorresponding to the width of said band peripherally encircling the bagbody on the outside thereof over said band and adhesively securedthereto.

3. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein all the warp yarns and filleryarns are paper yarn spun from ribbons of paper, and wherein each one ofsaid warp yarns of lesser weight consists of a ribbon of the same widthbut lighter weight paper than the remaining yarns.

4. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein all the warp yarns and filleryarns are paper yarn spun from ribbons of paper and wherein each one Ofsaid warp yarns of lesser weight consists of a ribbon of narrower widthbut the same weight of paper as the remaining yarns.

5. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein the fabric is a plain weaveopen-mesh fabric throughout.

6. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein the fabric is a leno weaveopen-mesh fabric throughout.

7. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein the fabric has a plain weave inthe band and a leno weave elsewhere.

8. A bag as set forth in claim 2 wherein the fabric has a leno weave inthe band and a plain weave elsewhere.

CHARLES V. BRADY.

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